If something doesn’t change it’s dead. Some people die well before they hit the grave. Benjamin Franklin said, Some people die at 25 and aren’t buried until 75 This isn’t meant to be the case, […]
Author: paulbenger
Pastor, Creator, Leader, Author, Entrepreneur
WHY WE DON’T DO A WOMEN’S CONFERENCE
“Wait a minute,” I hear you cry. “You are busy advertising your Imagine Women’s Conference on the 11-13th May and now you say you don’t do a women’s conference. What’s Going on?” Well, I’m glad […]
SHAME OFF YOU
We carry shame around far too long, Jesus is trying to take shame off of us Shame attaches itself to our lives because 1. Things we do 2. Things that are done to us… You […]
The Top Four Things That Derail Leaders
Here are the top 4 things that Derail leaders: (adapted from a book by perry noble) 1. FEAR OF MAN (See Proverbs 29:25) “fear of man will prove to be a snare” It is IMPOSSIBLE […]
10 Warning Signs of A Leadership Crash
We’ve all seen the breaking news headlines. It’s yet another leader who’s crashed and burned with a financial scandal, an affair, or a struggle with addiction. The leader’s family is wrecked. The organization blows up. […]
Could Your Disadvantage Be Working In Your Favour?
At the start of the 20th Century, Alfred Adler suggested the counterintuitive Theory of Compensation. His thesis was that disadvantages can often work to our advantage because they develop within us attitudes, strengths and abilities […]
The Image Of God
At the start of the story is the tantalising phrase in Genesis 1, “God created man in his own image: In the image of God he created him.” Of course, it does not occur in […]
The Paradox of Flourishing
Here at Christian Life Church (soon to be IKON CHURCH) our Vision Statement is simple. HUMAN FLOURISHING: people doing well in every area of life. We believe that if we are successful in our work […]
Fasting is Becoming Big Business
BY DANA G. SMITH 15.03.17 A friend of mine recently tried the 5:2 Diet—in which you consume 500 calories two days per week but eat normally the other five days. “It sucked,” she says. “I […]
THEOLOGY: Two Trees in the Garden
Have you ever noticed that in the Genesis story of creation there’s a prominent role given to two trees? We have the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil alongside the Tree of Life, […]
